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Exercise 2 of Lab book

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supine   when lying on back in anatomical position  
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prone   when lying face down in anatomical position  
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superior   above  
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inferior   below, belly  
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anterior   front or forward  
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posterior   back or behind  
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dorsal   refers to the back  
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ventral   refers to the belly  
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cranial   toward the head  
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caudal   toward the tail  
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medial   describes a structure as being closer to the body's midline or permanently between two structures  
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lateral   describes a structure farther away from the midline or permanently to the side of a structure  
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proximal   refers to parts near another structure  
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distal   describes structures that are distant from other structures  
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superficial   refers to parts on or close to the surface  
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deep   underneath an upper layer  
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cephalon   head  
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cervicis   neck  
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thoracis   thorax, or chest  
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axilla   armpit  
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brachium   arm  
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antecubitis   elbow  
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antebrachium   forearm  
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carpus   wrist  
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manus   hand  
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abdomen   belly  
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lumbus   loin  
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gluteus   buttock  
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pelvis   hip  
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pubis   anterior pelvis  
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inguen   groin  
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femur   thigh  
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popliteus   back of knee  
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crus   anterior leg  
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sura   calf  
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tarsus   ankle  
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pes   foot  
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planta   sole  
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frontal   forehead  
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nasal   nose  
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ocular, orbital   eye  
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otic   ear  
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buccal   cheek  
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cervical   neck  
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thoracic   chest  
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mammary   breast  
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umbilical   navel  
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pelvic   pelvis  
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manual   hand  
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inguinal   groin  
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pubic   pubis  
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femoral   thigh  
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pedal   foot  
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hallux   great toe  
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digits(phalanges)   toes, fingers  
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tarsal   ankle  
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cural   leg  
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patellar   kneecap  
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pollex   thumb  
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palmar   palm  
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carpal   wrist  
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antebrachial   forearm  
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antecubital   front of elbow  
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brachial   arm  
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axillary   armpit  
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mental   chin  
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oral   mouth  
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cranial   skull  
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facial   face  
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calcaneal   heel of foot  
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olecranal   back of elbow  
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dorsal   back  
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cranial cavity   the space within the oval cranium of the skull that encases and protects the brain  
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spinal cavity   a long slender canal that passes through the veterbral column  
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meninges   a protective three-layered membrane that connects the brain and the spinal cord  
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ventral body cavity, coelom   the entire space of the body trunk anterior to the vertebral column and posterior to the sternum and the abdominal muscle wall  
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thoracic   a subdivision of the ventral cavity holding the lungs and heart  
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abdominopelvic cavity   a subdiision of the ventral cavity, encasing the abdomen and pelvic regions  
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serous membrane   a fluid encasing of each organ to prevent friction and abrasion on the organ surface  
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mediastinum   a subdivision of the thoracic cavity,holding the mass of organs separting the pleural cavities  
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pleural cavities   a subdivision of the thoracic cavity, each one of these cavities holds one lung  
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pericardium   a subdivision of the mediastinum, holds the heart  
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abdominal cavity   contains most of the digestive organs  
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pelvic cavity   a small cavity enclosed by the pelvic girdle of the hips, contains reproductive as well as parts of the large intestine, rectum and urinary bladder  
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visceral layer   the layer of the double-layered serous membrane that is directly attached to the organ  
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parietal layer   superficial to the visceral layer and lines the wall of the body cavity  
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serous fluid   lies between the visceral and parietal layer and acts as a lubricant that reduces friction  
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pericardium   the name for the serous membrane which encloses the heart  
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parietal pericardium   the outer layer of the serous membrane attached to the pericardium walls which holds the heart  
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visceral pericardium   the inner layer of the serous membrane of the heart  
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pleura   the name of the serous membrane of the lungs, there is one of these per lung  
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parietal pleura   the outer layer of the serous membrane of the lungs that lines the thoracic walls  
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visceral pleura   the inner layer of the serous membrane of the lungs  
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peritoneum   the serous membrane of the abdomen, encasing most of the digestive organs  
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parietal peritoneum   contains many folds that wrap around and attach to the abdominal organs to the posterior abdominal wall  
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visceral peritoneum   the portion of the serous membrane that lines the organ surfaces  
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peritoneal cavity   the space between the parietal and visceral peritoneal layers  
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retroperitoneal   include the kidneys located behind and outside the peritoneum  
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